The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-07-06

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hands and throughout the whole evening" |
all the music was executed with remark
able precision and accuracy. not a single |
error being committed. In the closing |
piece. Hayden's Toy symphony, Prof. |
Eckert excelled anything he had ever
attempted before at Whitworth. 1t was a
combination of vocal and intrumental
music, with the imitation of crickets,
rattles, quails, cuckoos, nightingales, owls,
trumpets, castanets, triangles and tam
borines, and nothing like II was ever
before attempted except by old experienced
professional musicians. Prof. Eckert has
always ranked high "a a teacher of music,
but in this last concert he even excelled
himself.
During the evening the large audience
was delighted to again hear Mrs. ). X.
Holt in some of her choicest vocal selec-
tions, always faultless while Mrs. Murrah,
never heard in public at Brookhaven
before, sang duet with Mrs. Holt, and
the solo, "FIeurs DIES Alpes," in an ex-
quisite manner Mrs. Murrah Is a most
valuable acquisition to the Faculty OF
Whitworth.
The recitations of the evening were as
follows: The Polish Boy, Miss Lutte Cad
berry; Parhasius and the Captive, Miss
Miriam Crutcher; Lorenzo, Miss Halle
Galloway; Hiawatha's Wooing, Miss
Maria Lowry Kentucky Belle, Miss
Annie Buckley.
Every one of these young ladies recited
their pieces with eloquence, clearness and
fine dramatic effort but while the COM
mittee were unanimous in commencing
them all, they considered Miss Annie
Buckley as entitled to the medal and so
awarded it TO her.
ON TUESDAY,
by ten o'clock, the hall-beautifully deco
rated with garlands OF evergreen and hand
some paintings and drawings, the work OF
the pupils of the lnstitution-was literally
packed with one of the finest audiences
ever collected together in Mississippi, not
only IN compliment to the College but to
hear the distinguished orator of the day,
the Hon. Robert l.. Taylor, Governor of
Tennessee, who had honored the STATE Of
Mississippi and the College by accepting
the invitation 10 deliver the annual address.
The fame of the distinguished gentleman
had preceded him, and right well did he
maintain the high character which he
enjoys as a finished speaker Governor
Taylor's address was replete with gems of
thought and full of the soundest advice to
HIS hIiiC tNtt dhti etiiOh thSAt
would emanate from him flashes of wit and
humor which kept his audience ever on
the qut Uiue. After paying a beautiful
tribute to woman, addressing the young
graduates, he closed, as follows:
"And now, my young friends, as you
step out into the word To meet the duties
and responsibilities of active life, | bid
you God speed Meet those duties with
brave hearts. Adorn society with your
virtues and graces, elevate it with your in
huences, do well the work allotted to you,
make home beautiful, make life success,
and then in the far off future, when white
locks and dim eyes tell of youth that is
faded, of hopes that have been realized OF
disappointments sustained and victories
won, oh how like the dew on the flower
will be the sweet recollection of the happy
| days when you learned the first lessons of
| life from these servants of God in these
sacred halls"
At the close of Governor Taylor's ad-
dress, President Fitzhugh stepped forward
and after very appropriate address con-
ferred the degrees upon the graduating
class as follows
Mistress of Art-Misses Kate Galloway,
Madison county, and Hattie Carmichael,
| Kinds.
Mistress OF English Literature-Misses
Annie Birdsong, of Kinds Rosa Calm, of
| Pike Ruth Crutcher, Brookhaven Matte
| Copeland, British Honduras; Kate
| Draughan, Richland parish, La; Kate
Downer, Annie Enochs, Copiah Rosa
Fitchett, Madison Eucharist Fayre, Han
cock; Lutte Gadberry, Yazoo; Fannie
Cough, Madison Mary johnson, East
Feliciana parish, La; Mollie Norman,
| Copiah ; Sallie Strickland, Brookhaven
jamie Scott, Nevada county, Ark. Maggie
| Willis, Ouachita parish, La; Anna Webb,
| Webster parish, La. Miss Hattie Carmi-
| chael, of Kinds, won the first honor, and
Miss Annie Enochs, of Copiah, the second
honor of the class.
Gold medals were presented az follows
| For excellence in instrumental music,
| Misses Willie Galloway, Belle Harris and
| Eucharist Favre best original essay, Miss
| Rosa Calm best recitation, Miss Annie
| Buckley excellence in department, Miss
| Annie Brdsong This last medal was
one offered by Mrs. Kidd and was pre-
scented for her by Rev. Mr.. Holloman. This
prize is given by Mrs. Kidd every year,
| and the young lady, out of over one hun
bred and fifty, who won it, has cause to be
proud, indeed, of this noble distinction
| that it gives her. 1t is also proper to state
that three of Jackson's charming daugh-
| tiers, Misses Annie and Cecile Nugent and
Maria Lowry were awarded prizes by the
President for excellence In instrumental
music. That they well deserved this rec
ognition of their talent all who heard
them perform cheerfully acknowledged.
Bishop Galloway then stepped forward
and in behalf of Mrs. johnson, the widow
of DIR. II. F. johnson, presented the col
lege with portrait of her deceased hus-
band. The scene was very impressive
one and revived pleasant recollections of
the dead and honored President. Col.
VIM. l.. Nugent, on behalf OF the Board OF
Trustees, received the portrait in becom-
ing words and pledged himself that it
should be well cared for and be placed in
the most conspicuous place in the hall.
Then, in most amiable manner, came
another presentation, that of a vio-
lin and bow to Gov. Taylor, BY Miss
Favre, on behalf of the seniors. This
caused a roar OF laughter and the general
expectation that the Governor would favor
the audience with ga tune or two" but he
benignantly smiled and informed the
young ladies that "he never PLAYED for
company" and everybody was dismissed
for
DINNER.
o those VINO neiu invitations to this ell
egant and recherche repast, such az is always
set before her guests, upon these occa-
sions, by Mrs. Lucy Kidd, the royal hostess
OF the college, this meant another season of
pleasure, where a feast of reason and
flow of soul would blend most happily
with gastronomic preparations of the most
appetizing character. OF course after din
ner speeches were made, to s'Our Hostess
by Rev. T. L. Mellen 1.-THE Senior Glass;
by I. Dabney Marshall, of ] Jackson, "The
Press" by John III. Martin, of jackson.
and the Ministry by Prof G. T. Fitz-
hugh.
The Alumn@ Association exercises. ON
Tuesday afternoon, are also worthy of spe-
clal note. Miss Lulah Ragsdale presided
Miss Mollie Raiford, Secretary. Miss
Minnie Collier charmed everybody with
her splendid recitation of aArchie Dean
This young lady wears a gold badge
awarded her some years ago by the super
intendent of the Presbyterian Sabbath
school in Jackson, for perfectly memoriz-
ing and reciting the Shorter Catechism.
when she was member of that school. |
Miss Fannie Bowen also read an essay. |